Cross-line buckle.



PATENTED MAR. 17, 1908.

P. E. SIGGINS. GROSS LINE BUCKLE.

LPPLIOATION FILED JAN-24, 190 7,

FOREST E. SIGGINS, OF GRADDOCK, WEST VIRGINIA.

CROSS-LINE BUCKLE Application filed January 24,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 17, 1908.

1907.. Serial No. 353.860.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FOREST E. SIGGINS, citizen of the United States,residing at Craddock, in the county of Upshur and State of WestVirigina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CrossLine Buckles, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inthat type of buckles which are commonly designated cross line buckles,the object of the invention being to provide a device of this characterwhich will enable the cross lines of a harness to be made in onecontinuous piece, thereby eliminating the stitching which frequentlycauses considerable annoyance by working loose.

A further object of the invention is to design a buckle which isextremely sim le in construction and can be manufacture at acomparatively small cost.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof andalso to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction, reference isto be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a plan view showing the application of the invention. Fig. 2is a perspective view of the buckle. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectionalview through the same. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view through thesame. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view through the buckle showinga strap applied thereto.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

Specifically describing the invention it will be observed that the bodyportion of the buckle is in the nature of a sleeve 1, which in thepresent instance is shown as being approximately rectangular in crosssection and comprising the oppositely dis osed sides 2-2 and ends 33. Aninterna web 4 connects the two opposite ends 3-3 and thereby subdividesthe opening through the sleeve into a pair of strap receiving passages.One 1 end of the web 4 is provided with a stud 5 projecting in alinementtherewith, the ex tremity of the stud being approximately flush with oneend of the sleeve 1, while the opposite end of the web 4 is flush withthe op osite end of the sleeve 1.

n applying the cross line 6 to the buckle, the former is passed throughthe strap receiving openings on opposite sides of the web 4 and when thebuckle has been adjusted to the desired position, the stud 5 is causedto engage with one of the openings in the cross line, thereby preventingany longitudinal slipping of the latter.

The hand line 8 may be connected to the body of the buckle in anysuitable manner and this is preferably accomplished as in the presentinstance by means of a loop 9 formed integral with the buckle, the sides10 of the loop being continuations of the ends 3 of the sleeve andhaving their extremities connected by the curved cross bar 11. This loop9 is shown as being engaged by a snap hook 12 carried by the hand line8.

In order to avoid any sharp corners which might catch upon the harnessthe ends 33 of the sleeve 1 are preferably beveled or in clined towardsthe sides 10 of the loop 9 as indicated at 13.

With this type of buckle, it will be readily apparent that the crosslines may be formed in one continuous strip and that the buckle can bereadily adjusted to any desired position thereon, connection with thehand line being made through the medium of theloop 9.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A buckle comprising a sleeve, an internal partition dividing thepassage through the sleeve into a plurality of strap receiving openings,a stud projecting from one end of the partition in the plane of saidpartition, the extremity of the stud being approximately flush with oneend of the sleeve, while the opposite end of the partition is flush withthe opposite end of the sleeve, and means carried by the sleeve forengaging a strap.

2. A buckle comprising a sleeve, an internal partition dividing thepassage through a loop formed in conjunction With the sleeve,

the sides of the loop being continuations of the sides of the sleeve. 10

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

FOREST E. SIGGINS. [L. s] Witnesses:

G. O. RADEBAUGH,

H. R. ROHR.

